satellite
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
Types & categories
- equipment hypernym
- astronomy satellite hyponym
- communications satellite hyponym
- spacecraft hyponym
- space station hyponym
- sputnik hyponym
- spy satellite hyponym
- weather satellite hyponym
Parts & wholes
- solar array part meronym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
broadcast or disseminate via satellite
Types & categories
- broadcast hypernym
Related & opposite
- satellite derivation
Sense 3 adjective
surrounding and dominated by a central authority or power
a city and its satellite communities
Related & opposite
- outera similar to
Sense 4 noun
a person who follows or serves another
Types & categories
- follower hypernym
Sense 5 noun
any celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
Types & categories
- celestial body hypernym
- Galilean satellite hyponym
- moon hyponym
- Deimos instance hyponym
- moon instance hyponym
- Phobos instance hyponym
- Titan instance hyponym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | satellite |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | orbit |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | solar array |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | equipment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | astronomy satellite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | communications satellite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spacecraft |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | space station |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sputnik |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | spy satellite |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | weather satellite |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | satellite |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | broadcast |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | outera |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | follower |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | celestial body |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | Galilean satellite |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | moon |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Deimos |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | moon |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Phobos |
| 5 | instance hyponym | Types & categories | Titan |